1. Antioxidant activity and bioactive compound contents before and after in vitro digestion of new tomato hybrids.
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Tommonaro G, Speranza G, De Prisco R, Iodice C, Crudele E, Abbamondi GR, and Nicolaus B
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- Anthocyanins analysis, Anthocyanins metabolism, Digestion, Fruit chemistry, Fruit metabolism, Humans, Solanum lycopersicum genetics, Solanum lycopersicum metabolism, Plant Extracts metabolism, Polyphenols analysis, Polyphenols metabolism, beta Carotene analysis, beta Carotene metabolism, Antioxidants analysis, Solanum lycopersicum chemistry, Plant Extracts analysis
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Background: The antioxidant properties and bioactive compound contents of fresh new tomato hybrids before and after in vitro digestion were investigated. To this aim, the antioxidant activities of lipophilic, hydrophilic and polyphenolic extracts of tomato hybrids were determined by ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)), DMPD (N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride) and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) methods respectively, while the bioactive compound contents were estimated via Folin-Ciocalteu (polyphenols), pH differential (anthocyanins) and high-performance liquid chromatography (lycopene and β-carotene) methods., Results: After the digestion process, a marked loss (ranging from 37 to 77%) of antioxidant capacity linked to the hydrophilic fraction was observed. In contrast, the lipophilic and methanolic fractions showed an increase in antioxidant activity (ranging from 9 to 40%) after gastric digestion, and a rapid decrease was observed after total digestion. Moreover, the presence of anthocyanins and carotenoids after simulated digestion was a notable result., Conclusion: The bioavailability of bioactive metabolites from nutraceutical food and their healthful properties in humans are strictly dependent on the digestion process. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry., (© 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.)
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- 2017
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